Behavior

Up to 70%
How much private consumption patterns and lifestyles contribute directly and indirectly to global greenhouse gas emissions.
60%
The share of global greenhouse gas emissions that can be addressed by laying the foundations for sustainable living in the energy, mobility, food and housing sectors.

70% of global greenhouse gas emissions are directly or indirectly related to lifestyles and activities linked to private household consumption. Reducing emissions will require changes in the social, material, and institutional contexts that shape our behavior.

To reduce the climate impact of our consumption and lifestyles, we need to work on (and challenge) the foundations of what is practically and culturally valuable and of what we understand by the good and desirable life.

One way to do this is to explore and mobilize spaces across sectors, the political arena, and civil society within which good, free lives can be played out, respecting planetary boundaries.

Our main focus in transforming our lifestyles and consumption is to ensure good lives that meet human needs and well-being while not transgressing planetary boundaries.

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Food Programme

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Charlotte Louise Jensen
Charlotte Louise Jensen
Senior Advisor, Food and Consumption
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  • tøj på en knage

    The climate impact from clothing calls for smaller wardrobes and longer use phases

    Danish wardrobes, in particular, must downsize and last longer to affect a substantial reduction in the climate and ecological impacts stemming from our consumption of clothes and the textile industry in general. This is concluded by CONCITO in a recent analysis, which further reveals a twofold increase in global textile demand over the past three decades, a trend notably predicated in affluent nations such as Denmark.
    Press release
  • fremme af et

    Promoting climate-friendly consumption of clothing

    Globally, the textile and clothing industry has a significant impact on the climate and environment. However, measurements of the textile industry’s greenhouse gas emissions are associated with great uncertainty, with estimates ranging from 2-10 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions.
    Rapport
  • indkø'b

    Good news for fish-eaters in update of the Big Climate Database

    The climate impact of fish has been more than halved in the new version of CONCITO’s Big Climate Database and is now on the same level as the climate impact of pork and chicken. The climate database contains data on the climate impact of more than 500 different food products and is used by both professional food actors as well as households, to promote a more climate friendly food consumption.
    Press release
  • f

    The Big Climate Database, version 1.1

    With The Big Climate Database, CONCITO provides companies, authorities and citizens with free access to life cycle assessments of the climate impact of 503 of the most widespread foods. This background report describes the methodology, development, results and potential applications of the climate database.
    Rapport
  • as

    Social drivers and barriers for climate-friendly diets

    In 2020-2023 the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen and CONCITO have carried out a research and practice project on social driving forces and barriers for climate-friendly diets among young people. This report summarizes the most important research results and impressions from the green conversation dinners.
    Rapport
  • soma

    Normalization of climate-friendly food should be further promoted

    New report from Copenhagen University and CONCITO summarizes results from the research and practice project on social drivers and barriers for climate-friendly diets
    News
  • shipping containers

    High consumption emissions weaken Denmark’s role as pioneer in the green transition

    Denmark’s climate footprint per capita is among the world’s largest, and a major political task to reduce the climate impact from our use of especially transportation, food, and housing remains. This is shown in a new report on Denmark's global consumption emissions by CONCITO.
    Press release
  • c

    Denmark's global consumption-based emissions

    Denmark's climate footprint per capita is among the largest in the world, and a major political task remains to reduce the climate impact from our consumption of transportation, food and housing in particular.
    Rapport
  • linser

    New report identifies initiatives for more climate-friendly lifestyles

    Our current consumption patterns and lifestyles constitute a significant climate impact that cannot be reduced through technological solutions alone. It is therefore internationally recognized, both politically and scientifically, that action must be taken now to promote climate-friendly lifestyles while establishing green technologies and production methods.
    News
  • hvidbog forside.jpg

    New White Paper: the climate impact of Danish consumption must be significantly reduced

    A national reduction target for the climate footprint of consumption can be an important starting point for changing our consumption patterns. This is the conclusion of a new joint white paper from DeltagerDanmark and CONCITO.
    Press release
  • Hvidbog

    New White Paper: the climate impact of Danish consumption must be significantly reduced

    As Denmark's territorial emissions are reduced, the emissions that occur outside Denmark's borders, as a result of our consumption, will make up a relatively large share of our total climate footprint.
    Rapport
  • Klimabarometer 2022.png

    Climate Barometer 2022

    Since 2010, CONCITO's Climate Barometer has measured and analysed developments in Danes' knowledge, attitudes, and actions in relation to the climate challenge.
    Rapport
  • familie i skov

    The climate challenge remains high on the minds of Danes.

    Despite the war in Ukraine, inflation, and rising energy prices, Danes support the green transition and want stronger climate action. This is shown in the new edition of CONCITO's Climate Barometer.
    Press release
  • tøj på en knage

    The climate impact from clothing calls for smaller wardrobes and longer use phases

    Danish wardrobes, in particular, must downsize and last longer to affect a substantial reduction in the climate and ecological impacts stemming from our consumption of clothes and the textile industry in general. This is concluded by CONCITO in a recent analysis, which further reveals a twofold increase in global textile demand over the past three decades, a trend notably predicated in affluent nations such as Denmark.
    Press release
  • indkø'b

    Good news for fish-eaters in update of the Big Climate Database

    The climate impact of fish has been more than halved in the new version of CONCITO’s Big Climate Database and is now on the same level as the climate impact of pork and chicken. The climate database contains data on the climate impact of more than 500 different food products and is used by both professional food actors as well as households, to promote a more climate friendly food consumption.
    Press release
  • soma

    Normalization of climate-friendly food should be further promoted

    New report from Copenhagen University and CONCITO summarizes results from the research and practice project on social drivers and barriers for climate-friendly diets
    News
  • shipping containers

    High consumption emissions weaken Denmark’s role as pioneer in the green transition

    Denmark’s climate footprint per capita is among the world’s largest, and a major political task to reduce the climate impact from our use of especially transportation, food, and housing remains. This is shown in a new report on Denmark's global consumption emissions by CONCITO.
    Press release
  • linser

    New report identifies initiatives for more climate-friendly lifestyles

    Our current consumption patterns and lifestyles constitute a significant climate impact that cannot be reduced through technological solutions alone. It is therefore internationally recognized, both politically and scientifically, that action must be taken now to promote climate-friendly lifestyles while establishing green technologies and production methods.
    News
  • hvidbog forside.jpg

    New White Paper: the climate impact of Danish consumption must be significantly reduced

    A national reduction target for the climate footprint of consumption can be an important starting point for changing our consumption patterns. This is the conclusion of a new joint white paper from DeltagerDanmark and CONCITO.
    Press release
  • familie i skov

    The climate challenge remains high on the minds of Danes.

    Despite the war in Ukraine, inflation, and rising energy prices, Danes support the green transition and want stronger climate action. This is shown in the new edition of CONCITO's Climate Barometer.
    Press release
  • fremme af et

    Promoting climate-friendly consumption of clothing

    Globally, the textile and clothing industry has a significant impact on the climate and environment. However, measurements of the textile industry’s greenhouse gas emissions are associated with great uncertainty, with estimates ranging from 2-10 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions.
    Rapport
  • f

    The Big Climate Database, version 1.1

    With The Big Climate Database, CONCITO provides companies, authorities and citizens with free access to life cycle assessments of the climate impact of 503 of the most widespread foods. This background report describes the methodology, development, results and potential applications of the climate database.
    Rapport
  • as

    Social drivers and barriers for climate-friendly diets

    In 2020-2023 the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen and CONCITO have carried out a research and practice project on social driving forces and barriers for climate-friendly diets among young people. This report summarizes the most important research results and impressions from the green conversation dinners.
    Rapport
  • c

    Denmark's global consumption-based emissions

    Denmark's climate footprint per capita is among the largest in the world, and a major political task remains to reduce the climate impact from our consumption of transportation, food and housing in particular.
    Rapport
  • Hvidbog

    New White Paper: the climate impact of Danish consumption must be significantly reduced

    As Denmark's territorial emissions are reduced, the emissions that occur outside Denmark's borders, as a result of our consumption, will make up a relatively large share of our total climate footprint.
    Rapport
  • Klimabarometer 2022.png

    Climate Barometer 2022

    Since 2010, CONCITO's Climate Barometer has measured and analysed developments in Danes' knowledge, attitudes, and actions in relation to the climate challenge.
    Rapport